Krieh die Kränk, Offebach!

Damn Offenbach!

Description

On a slightly curved round bronze plaque several bronze figures are arranged illustrating an anecdote. A gaunt, elderly man with scared face, dressed in 19th century style with coat and knee-breeches, bends down and picks with his right hand a stone. His left arm is stretched forward trying to pick up his hat. Spread over the base plate are several stones with are bound to the ground, and four dogs: a bulldog, a Schnauzer, a dachshund and a mixed breed dog.

The sculpture group illustrates the following anecdote. The sculptural group refers to the following Offenbach anecdote: many years ago a citizen of Frankfurt visited Offenbach in winter. There he was attacked by free-running dogs. As he stooped to pick up a stone to throw to the animals, this stone was frozen solid to the ground. Then he shouted in the local dialect: "Krieh die Kränk, Offebach! Die Staa binne se aa, die Hunde lasse se laafe.", in a free translation "Damn Offenbach! The stones you keep on a leash, and the dogs run free."